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The Prevalence of Special Educational Needs in Northern Ireland: A Comparative Analysis
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O'Connor, Una; Courtney, Caroline; Mulhall, Peter; Taggart, Laurence – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
Administrative data sets can play a key role in informing and influencing education provision. To date, longitudinal analysis of special educational needs (SEN) in Northern Ireland (NI) has not been a visible feature of policy discourse, even though the number of these pupils has increased at a rate that is proportionally higher than the general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Incidence
The Challenges of Making Cross-Country Comparison of Statistics on Pupils with Special Educational Needs
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Weedon, Elisabet; Lezcano-Barbero, Fernando – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
Cross-country comparisons in education using statistics have become increasingly common; however, they are not without difficulties. This paper explores comparative data published by the Educational Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education (EASIE) focusing on the indicator showing the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Research about Inclusive Education in 2020 -- How Can We Improve Our Theories in Order to Change Practice?
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Nilholm, Claes – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
Since the Salamanca Statement was published in 1994 a massive amount of research has addressed the issue of inclusive education. Yet, there is a sense of lack of progress which seems to necessitate a critical look at the field while not neglecting advancements made. Such advancements concern the development of theory, a concept which is given a…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Theories, Educational Change, Educational Research
Problematising Disabling Discourses on the Assessment and Placement of Learners with Disabilities: Can Interdependence Inform an Alternative Narrative for Inclusion?
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Symeonidou, Simoni; Mavrou, Katerina – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
In this paper, we seek to explore how the concepts of dependence, independence and interdependence are reflected in discourses on documents prepared by two Commissioners in Cyprus (the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, and the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights). These documents reflect the views of parents,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Social Attitudes, Inclusion, Student Placement